A Bangladesh court today ruled that people who have been jailed for more than two years with their appeals pending, cannot contest the December 30 general elections. The order was passed in response to an appeal seeking a stay order on the imprisonment of five opposition BNP leaders: Amanullah Aman, AZM Zahid Hossain, Wadud Bhuiyan, Md Moshiur Rahman and Md Abdul Wahab, reports bdnews24.

The percentage of crorepati (multi-millionaire) candidates in the ongoing Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls has gone up to 24% from 19% in the last elections, and the percentage of those with criminal cases has also risen by one percentile point to 17%, shows an analysis. The percentage of women candidates has also risen to 9% from 7% the last time, said the source.

Competitive tests such as JEE main, NEET-UG and UGC NET are set for a major overhaul from next year. The changes include having a unique set of questions for each candidate, with a software picking questions at random, and multiple dates for taking an exam. The new NTA, which will conduct its first exam in December 2018 the University Grants Commission's National Testing Agency.